“Link, that boy might go to the chair, but he’s not going till the truth’s told.” Atticus’s voice was even. “And you know what the truth is.”
– Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 15. Atticus knows that Tom Robinson is not likely to be acquitted in racist Maycomb. But being the moral backbone of Maycomb, Atticus is concerned with getting the truth out there. He is speaking here to Link Deas, who warns Atticus he has a lot to lose taking on Robinson’s case.